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We were absolutely delighted to launch our Reconciliation Action Plan on the 1st February, 2017.

We now have a little video to share that outlines our commitment to reconciliation more broadly, talks about why we developed the action plan, and a little about what it includes. Enjoy, and let us know what you think!

Earlier this year we produced a video promoting the Lead On Again program; our leadership program for culturally diverse young women who live, work or study in the west. The program runs for five days every January and is delivered in partnership with Western Young People’s Independent Network (WYPIN).

The video follows the women as they excitedly embark on the program and it culminates in their confident performances at Footscray Community Arts Centre’s Women of the World festival, held in March 2017.

We were moved during the performances and we’re moved now, watching this video. Thanks to the women for sharing and thanks also to Big Review TV for their vision and expertise.

For more information about Lead On Again please contact Kirsten at kirsten@whwest.org.au or call 9689 9588.

Donations we receive also support the programs we undertake to improve the health and wellbeing of women in our community.

This includes our Sunrise social groups for isolated women who are living with disabilities, Lead On Again, our leadership development program for local young women, the respectful relationships education we deliver in schools, and financial literacy courses for culturally and linguistically diverse women.

Year on year, demand for our services grows. We received 10,545 family violence police referrals in 2015-16, a 29% increase on the year before.

Show your support. Make a donation today and support Women’s Health West to achieve equity and justice for women in the west.

Women’s Health West, on behalf of the Western Integrated Family Violence Partnership, are currently inviting group work funding applications from local community groups and services providers.

The funding is for the delivery of family violence support and recovery groups to women and/or children in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne.

The objectives of the group work model

Are to:

Support the recovery of women and children who have experienced family violence

Foster collaborative partnerships between agencies in the western metro region

Increase access to group work for diverse groups of women and children including culturally and linguistically diverse women and children, Aboriginal women and children, and women and children with a disability

Promote innovative and creative approaches to the provision of group work

Promote a flexible response to new and emerging needs for group work support and recovery

The funding would be for one year only, with minimum application of $5000 for the delivery of one group and a maximum of $10,000 for the delivery of two groups per organisation.

Women’s Health West, in conjunction with Women’s Health in the North, The Royal Women’s Hospital and the North West Melbourne Primary Health Network, are hosting an information evening on Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTOP).

The session is for GPs, pharmacists and nurses.

It will provide an overview of the training requirements for providing medical termination of pregnancy. It will also include an update on MTOP procedures, practice experiences, and support and referral pathways for GPs who provide MTOP.

The event will be facilitated by Dr. Paddy Moore from The Royal Women’s Hospital.

Women's Health West acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work, the people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to Elders and community members past and present. We express solidarity with the ongoing struggle for land rights, self-determination, sovereignty and the recognition of past injustices. We express our hope for reconciliation and justice.

Women's Health West acknowledges the support of a number of funding bodies including: